Fire-place



(No Model.)

4D. C. PURVIS.

PIRE PLAGE. No. 375,195. Patented Deo. 20, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID CULLEN PUBV IS, OF PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS.

FIRE-PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,195, dated December 20, 1887. Application filed Apr`l 15,*18137. Serial No.",234,9-l0. (No modeLl.

.T0 all whom, it may concern: f

Be it known that I, DAVID CULLnN PURvIs, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Paragould, in the county of Greene and State of Arkansas, have inventeda new and useful Im- -provementiu Fire-Places, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to au improved replace; and it consists in the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of the several parts of the same, which will beniore fully hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

One 'object of my invention is to provide an improved fire-place and grate, the parts of which are constructed separately and adapted to be bolted together and mounted as awhole, or to be interchanged by new parts when the old parts shall have become worn or broken.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fire-place and grate which is simple and effective in its construction and operation, strong and durable, easily handled and readily understood, convertible for the use of either wood or coal, quickly set up in operative position, and comparatively inexpensive in manufacture.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of referenceindicate simi lar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved lire-place and grate before being set up in position in the wall. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my fireplace and grate in position in the wall with the deliector-plate removed. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sect-ion' on the line x a: of Fig. 2.

A indicates the hearth, which may be constructed of a single piece of metal or in divisional strips, and may be either square, rectangular, or oval in form, as the taste and construction may require. Secured to each side of the hearth A are two metallic jambs, B B, which are of suitable coniiguration at their front, rear, and top portions as to adapt them to receive the several parts to be connected thereto, and also to present a pleasing design and appearance, which may be varied as is desired. The top portions of these jainbs B are circular in form for the reception of the arched plate F, upon which the brick-work rests when the furnace is set up in the wall. To the forward portion of the said janib- B a delector-plate, E, is connected, and formed with a hinged joint, so that it can be lowered to deflect the heat toward the due or raised to allow the heat to enter the room or apartment. To the rear lower portion of the jamb B a shield or back plate, C, is secured, to which is hinged a perforated damperplate, D, which projects to the forward part of the fire-place or grate, and is connectedto the transverse damper-rod D', passing through the furnace andsecuredinthejambplateB. Thisdamperplate D is constructed and adapted to regulate the draft of the tire-place, and also to control the exit of the smoke therefrom. A further .object of this damper-plate, by means of its extended construction, is to act as a deector for throwing the heat into the dellector-plate E. Justin front of the plate G two removable shield or guard plates, J J, aremounted in the fire-place, which are formed with ribs to strengthen the saine, and which are adapted to shield the rear portion of the fire-place in the wall in the rear thereof, and are constructed removable for the purpose of being replaced by other plates of similar construction whenever such plates will have become worn or burned through by the action of the tire. On the inner lower side of the jambs B removable shield-plates I I are secured by being slipped or slid in under grooved strips H H, secured to the sidesof said jamb-plates. 'Ihe inner sides of these plates I I are provided with ribs to strengthen the same, which rest against the said jamb-plates, and on their opposite sides said plates I are provided with projecting lugsz' i, on which the grate G is adapted to be slid and rests.

In the bottom or ash-pit portion of said furnace or dre-place a removable plate, G', is placed for the purpose of further protection of the hearth-plate A against the tire iu the grate, and to readily remove the ashes, as will be readily understood. On each outer edge of the shield-plates I I suitable metallic eyeloops, i t", are formed and secured thereto, which are adapted to receive the supportingarms of swinging cranes J J. These swinging cranes are adapted to receive cooking utensils and to be swung in over the fire, thereby providing means forhurriedly providing food for the table. These cranes J J are removable from the said loops, with which they engage, and when they are removed, a fender or shield, d, may be placed in engagement with said loops for any purpose which may be desired.

It Will be understood that the grate G may be removed from the :fireplace and Wood placed upon the hearth or upon the shield-plate G in amanner similar to the ordinary open wood tire.

The parts of my improved fire-place and grato are constructed separately and afterward bolted together and adjusted, as hereinbefore set forth, and then set in connection with the Wall, when it is ready for use.

It is obvious that many minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made and substituted for those shown and described, without in the least departing from the nature and principle or" my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The combination of the jambs B B, the arch-plate F, at the upper ends of the same, the plate J, below the arch-plate F, and the perforated damper-plate D, between the archplate F and the plate J, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the jamb-plates B B, the archplate F, the pivotally-mounted cylindrieally-shaped deector E, the rear plate, C, the plate J, having the curved extension, the extended perforate damper-plate D, adapted to be raised and lowered, and the damper-rod D, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the jamb-platesB B, of the removable plates I I, having the sockets i secured thereto, said sockets being adapted to receive swinging cranes or a shieldplate which may be interchangeably mounted, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with thejambplates B B, having the flanges H integrally formed therewith, of the removable plates I Lvhaving the ribs formed therewith on one side adapted to rest against the jambplates, and flanges fi, with the lower portions of the opposite sides to receive and form a rest for a removable grate, G, subst ntiall y as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

F. M. Soorr, G. F. GLAssoooK. 

